Fircroft, Oakwood Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5DD
About Fircroft
Fircroft is a detached house in Chislehurst (BR7 5DD). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
Most recent transfer was December 2024 at £1,500,000 — fresh data. 9 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, tree works and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,712,000 is 14.1% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£749/sq ft) was about 112.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Fircroft's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Fircroft has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Mar 2026PorchConditionsIn report
Minor material amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to allow for variation of Condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 25/00378/FULL6 to include increase in width of rear extension, alterations to bay windows to provide square bays, alterations to the roof of the garage to provide wraparound roof to the front, introduction of flat roofed arched porch, alterations to roof at the rear, changes to windows and doors and elevational alterations.
Extension- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00378/S73A1
- Feb 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Crab Apple - Fell. T2 Mulberry - Reduce crown by 1m and shape. T3 Willow - Cut back branches growing over the Mulberry tree by 2m. T4 Lawson Cypress - Fell. T5 Lawson Cypress - Fell.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00187/TCA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Fircroft
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Fircroft valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,712,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,500,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 December 2024Most recent
£1,500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR7 5DD: £842,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in BR7 5DD
Lake Cottage, Oakwood Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5DD
Sold Aug 2025
£535,00018 Oakwood Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5DD
Sold Apr 2022
£1,875,000Leafy Oaks, Oakwood Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5DD
Sold Jun 2021
£1,195,000The Sheiling, Oakwood Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5DD
Sold Apr 2021
£842,000Midway House, Oakwood Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5DD
Sold Nov 2017
£915,000
Everything we know about Fircroft, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Oakwood Close homes
On price per m², Fircroft stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£8,065
Street avg £5,185
Floor Area
186 m²
Street avg 197 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Walden Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Red Hill Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB